The NSW government says it will agree to quickly start work on modifying new intercity trains at the centre of a long-running dispute if rail unions ditch industrial action during negotiations over a new pay deal | Mattonews
The NSW government says it will agree to quickly start work on modifying new intercity trains at the centre of a long-running dispute if rail unions ditch industrial action during negotiations over a new pay deal.
“This offer is made by the government ... as an attempt to bring to an end the ongoing dispute,” he wrote in the letter to union leaders on Sunday. Rail workers plan to refuse to operate foreign-built trains on Wednesday as part of their industrial actions. If it goes ahead, it will result in delays, cancellations and overcrowded carriages as foreign-built trains make up about three-quarters of the state’s rail fleet.
could be settled this week if an agreement over modifications to the intercity train fleet and pay for rail workers could be reached.
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